It seems a new food chain is announcing an upcoming partnership with Beyond Meat each week. Over the last year, the plant-based protein provider has produced menu items for A&W, Tim Hortons, Little Caesars, and now Subway.
While Beyond seems to have a stranglehold over the meat-free market, some have wondered whether the Beyond offerings are truly the best option for replacing their favourite comfort foods. In an attempt to find the answer, CBC recently sent a food expert to try the myriad of other meat-free offerings on the market.
Since the legalization of cannabis for recreational use was passed in 2017, the regulation of cannabis-related products has remained an ongoing point of contention. The Canadian Health Food Association recently launched a campaign aimed to establish CBD as a natural health product, hoping to make the non-intoxicating extract easier to access.
Elsewhere in cannabis news, it seems that many Canadian farmers are converting their food-producing greenhouses into commercial grow-ops. Many have questioned whether the government should step in to establish protected land for food production, but for now, it appears that the lucrativeness of the cannabis sector is too appealing for some farmers to pass up.
Here are seven stories you might have missed in food news this week.